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TIL of US Congressman Francis E. Walter, who during WW2 decided to present President Roosevelt with a letter-opener made from a bone in the arm of a Japanese soldier

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LkWym TIL not only has the world population more than doubled in the past 50 years, it was also below 2 billion just 100 years ago.
8aMv8 TIL that in 2006 a secret speech by the Hungarian Prime Minister was leaked in which he admitted that they lied all the time during their term and didn't do anything useful. It provoked nationwide protests including a siege of the Hungarian Television building.
9ZAQ TIL that there’s ‘seizure response dogs’ who smell seizures 30 minutes before they happen and warn their owners.
WQv4 TIL only four countries in the world have no law requiring paid maternity leave: they are Liberia, Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, and the United States
xZ90 TIL Millennials are the most Risk-Averse Generation since the great depression.